Review on 🐾 Advanced In-Ground Cat Containment System by PetSafe by Justin Vasquez

Last year we moved into a house on the golf course. We wanted to allow our two cats access to the outdoors but wanted them to stay away from the golf course. We installed an invisible fence a few months ago and I wanted to give it time before doing a review. Our conclusion: Invisible Fence works! Our cats don't go over the fence now. We trained them like the manual says. We started by putting a collar on them, then taking them out on the leash for a short time, setting boundaries and allowing them to "shut up". (They overreact the first time or two, as cats usually do.) They learned quickly, and soon all they had to do was hear a beep to know they'd gone too far. However, our cat is smarter and much stronger willed than the other one and also considers herself a master of escape. As soon as they were released onto the street "unsupervised" and off a leash, she began jumping over the barrier. At that moment we thought maybe this was all doomed. But, as the instructions say, I reinforced the "juice" on her collar (#3) and increased the width of the barrier. It worked and she didn't run away again. Now she seems perfectly content to stay within limits. At the end you remove the barrier flags. I left ours on for about a month and then periodically took them off. You remember! I'm so glad we decided to try this. It's good for cats to have access to sun, grass, and fresh air. I would recommend this, but by no means try to cut corners when it comes to learning. Take the time to get it right. This can be time consuming and a little frustrating at first, but with consistent and consistent execution, your cats can be trained. I would also like to point out that our cats are quite small (about 6 1/2 lbs. 8 lbs) and I thought collar size would be a real issue. But they got used to it very quickly. In fact, when I take their collars off and tell them to go outside, they come running and stand up and let me put them on. They associate it with going out. By the way, we don't leave them at home on departure or at night. UPDATE IN A FEW MONTHS: Still working great! There have been a few times that I've been lazy and didn't put the collar(s) on my cat(s) and damn they know! They cross the border if they don't wear a collar. But with collars they stay where they belong. ALSO you can purchase collar batteries (size CR1/3N) in cheaper packages. Simply remove the small tabs from the black plastic bracket holding the battery, then use pliers to pry the old battery out. You don't have to spend a lot on special batteries.